The total electoral vote was 366; Mr. Greeley's death, on November 29, 1873, made it necessary for the Democratic and Liberal Republican electors to vote for other persons; Thos. A. Hendricks received 42. B. Gratz Brown 18, Chas. J. Jenkins 2, David Davis 1. On objection, Congress excluded the vote of Arkansas, Louisiana and Georgia, a total of 17. The foregoing refers to the electoral vote for President; the vote for Vice-President was divided among eight persons.
POPULAR AND ELECTORAL VOTE, 1876.
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Popular | Electoral
Vote | Vote
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Tilden Hayes Cooper |
and and and | Hayes Tilden
Hendricks Wheeler Cary | and and
STATES Dem. Rep. Greenback | Wheeler Hendricks
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Alabama ………… 102,002 68,230 …… … 10
Arkansas ……….. 58,071 38,669 289 … 6
California ……… 76,465 79,269 47 6 …
Colorado ……….. …… …… …… 3 …
Connecticut …….. 61,934 59,034 774 … 6
Delaware ……….. 13,381 10,752 …… … 3
Florida ………… 22,923 23,849 …… 4 …
Georgia ………… 130,088 50,446 …… … 11
Illinois ……….. 258,601 278,232 17,233 21 …
Indiana ………… 213,526 208,011 9,533 … 15
Iowa …………… 112,099 171,327 9,001 11 …
Kansas …………. 37,902 78,322 7,776 5 …
Kentucky ……….. 159,690 97,156 1,944 … 12
Louisiana ………. 70,508 75,135 …… 8 …
Maine ………….. 49,823 66,300 663 7 …
Maryland ……….. 91,780 71,981 33 … 8
Massachusetts …… 108,777 150,063 779 13 …
Michigan ……….. 141,095 166,534 9,060 11 …
Minnesota ………. 48,799 72,962 2,311 5 …
Mississippi …….. 112,173 52,605 …… … 8
Missouri ……….. 203,077 145,029 3,498 … 15
Nebraska ……….. 17,554 31,916 2,320 3 …
Nevada …………. 9,308 10,383 …… 3 …
New Hampshire …… 38,509 41,539 76 5 …
New Jersey ……… 115,962 103,517 712 … 9
New York ……….. 521,949 489,207 1,987 … 35
North Carolina ….. 125,427 108,417 …… … 10
Ohio …………… 323,182 330,698 3,057 22 …
Oregon …………. 14,149 15,206 510 3 …
Pennsylvania ……. 366,158 384,122 7,187 29 …
Rhode Island ……. 10,712 15,787 68 4 …
South Carolina ….. 90,906 91,870 …… 7 …
Tennessee ………. 133,166 89,566 …… … 12
Texas ………….. 104,755 44,800 …… … 8
Vermont ………… 20,254 44,092 …… 5 …
Virginia ……….. 139,670 95,558 …… … 11
West Virginia …… 56,455 42,698 1,373 … 5
Wisconsin ………. 123,927 130,668 1,509 10 …
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Total ………. 4,284,757 4,033,950 81,740 185 184
Green C. Smith, Prohibitionist, received a total of 9,522 votes. There were 2,636 scattering votes for the Anti-Masonic and American Alliance tickets.
The Colorado electors were chosen by the Legislature.
The Returning Boards' counts are given for the popular votes in Florida and Louisiana, where there was a dispute as to Tilden's majority.
POPULAR AND ELECTORAL VOTE, 1880.
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Popular | Electoral
Vote | Vote
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Garfield Hancock Weaver |
and and and | Garfield Hancock
Arthur English Chambers | and and
STATES Rep. Dem. Greenback | Arthur English
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Alabama ………… 56,221 91,185 4,642 … 10
Arkansas ……….. 42,436 60,775 4,079 … 6
California ……… 80,348 80,426 3,392 1 5
Colorado ……….. 27,450 24,647 1,435 3 …
Connecticut …….. 67,071 64,415 868 6 …
Delaware ……….. 14,133 15,275 120 … 3
Florida ………… 23,654 27,964 …… … 4
Georgia ………… 54,086 102,470 969 … 11
Illinois ……….. 318,037 277,321 26,358 21 …
Indiana ………… 232,164 225,522 12,986 15 …
Iowa …………… 183,927 105,845 32,701 11 …
Kansas …………. 121,549 59,801 19,851 5 …
Kentucky ……….. 106,306 149,068 11,499 … 12
Louisiana ………. 38,637 65,067 439 … 8
Maine ………….. 74,039 65,171 4,408 7 …
Maryland ……….. 78,515 93,706 818 … 8
Massachusetts …… 165,205 111,960 4,548 13 …
Michigan ……….. 185,431 131,597 34,895 11 …
Minnesota ………. 93,903 53,315 3,267 5 …
Mississippi …….. 34,854 75,750 5,797 … 8
Missouri ……….. 153,567 208,609 35,135 … 15
Nebraska ……….. 54,979 28,523 3,950 3 …
Nevada …………. 8,732 9,613 …… … 3
New Hampshire …… 44,852 40,794 528 5 …
New Jersey ……… 120,555 122,565 2,617 … 9
New York ……….. 555,544 534,511 12,373 35 …
North Carolina ….. 115,874 124,208 1,126 … 10
Ohio …………… 375,048 340,821 6,456 22 …
Oregon …………. 20,619 19,948 249 3 …
Pennsylvania ……. 444,704 407,428 20,668 29 …
Rhode Island ……. 18,195 10,779 236 4 …
South Carolina ….. 58,071 112,312 566 … 7
Tennessee ………. 107,677 128,191 5,917 … 12
Texas ………….. 57,893 156,428 27,405 … 8
Vermont ………… 45,567 18,316 1,215 5 …
Virginia ……….. 84,020 128,586 …… … 11
West Virginia …… 46,243 57,391 9,079 … 5
Wisconsin ………. 144,400 114,649 7,986 10 …
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Total ………. 4,454,416 4,444,952 308,578 214 155
Neal Dow, Prohibition candidate, received a total vote of 10,305. Two Republican tickets were voted for in Louisiana. The Democratic vote for Maine is given for the fusion vote for the electoral ticket, made up of three Democrats and four Greenbackers. A straight Greenback ticket was also voted for in Maine.
Two Democratic tickets were voted in Virginia. The Regular received 96,912; the "Readjusters" 31,674.